NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS Surviving the Holidays Grief Seminar. Eras Senior Network Holiday Giving Program. Holy Cross Mission Endowment Grants

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1 Sunday, November 4, 2018 Reading: 1 Kings 5:1-15a Worship Leaders: Pastor Meredith Bedker Musaus, Vicar Hans Becklin Worship Asst./Lectors: Scott Steinke, Doug Dettmers, Carolyn Schellhaas, John Ganoung ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS Consecration Weekend November 10th & 11th Consecrate: dedicated to a sacred purpose Why do we take time to reflect on what we will return to the Lord through our financial offerings? Because God is good! Celebrate our awesome God, the ministries of God s church, Holy Cross, and the ELCA! Consecration Weekend will not only be filled with beautiful music, but we will also hear Holy Cross member Mike Naumann preach about a time to consecrate our commitment to God s ministries that are carried out by the people of Holy Cross. We are pleased to announce that Minneapolis based singer/songwriter Rachel Kurtz will join us for worship for Consecration Weekend. Rachel has been electrifying crowds in Atlanta s Georgia Dome, New Orleans Superdome, Texas Alamo Dome, and hundreds of other concert venues and congregations from coast to coast. She was also a headliner at the recent National Youth Gathering in Houston. You will be blessed! Don t miss this rare and special opportunity. Advent by Candlelight - Behold the Light An afternoon of fellowship and spiritual preparation for Christmas is being sponsored by the Evangelism Team. All women of Holy Cross are invited to attend this new event. The Gathering Place will be filled with 12 beautiful holiday tables, each one decorated in a different Christmas theme/color by one of our hostesses. After a fellowship time with refreshments, we will move to the sanctuary for a special Advent service with seasonal music and scripture. Please consider joining us, and think about inviting other women-family and friends that would enjoy the afternoon. Space is limited, so please sign up as soon as possible. When: Sunday, December 2nd from 3:30-5:30pm Signup: In the Gathering Place or on the Event Sign Up sheet Contact: Diane Jewell at didijewell@aol.com or

2 Eras Senior Network Holiday Giving Program Holy Cross is working with Eras Senior Network to provide holiday gifts to seniors living in Waukesha County. Eras Senior Network is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage and support seniors in leading meaningful lives. This may be the only gift they receive this Christmas. A table will be set up in the Gathering Place for you to donate toward a gift, or purchase a gift card. When: Saturday, November 10th thru Sunday, December 2nd Contact: Ellie Schmidtke at cedellie@yahoo.com or Holy Cross Mission Endowment Grants Annual distributions by the Mission Endowment Board are made available at the end of the calendar year. This money comes from previous gifts to the Mission Endowment Fund and the interest this account accrues. Each year five percent of the fund is given to three areas: ELCA churchwide ministries, the local community, and initiatives within Holy Cross. The total given in 2017 was $9,500. We encourage individuals and organizations to apply for these funds. The deadline for applications is December 10th. Once the applications are received, they will be reviewed by the board. Awards typically range between $500 and $2,000 based on the by-laws of the board and the merit of the event. Contact: Dave Jewell at dkjewell@aol.com or JAM-Jesus And Me We invite all three-year-old through second-grade kids to learn the Bible story about how Jesus loves them and wants to be with them forever. The story will be reinforced through fun activities for your child. Three and fouryear old s must be accompanied by an adult. When: November 15th from 6:30-7:30 pm in the Garden View Room Contact: Sue Christiaansen at suec@holycrosslutheran.org or NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS Surviving the Holidays Grief Seminar This seminar features video interviews with counselors, grief experts, and others who have experienced the holidays after a loved one s death. When: Saturday, November 10th from 10:00 am-12:00 pm or Tuesday, November 13th from 6:00-8:00 pm Cost: $5.00 for survival guide RSVP: Ellie Schmidtke at cedellie@yahoo.com or

3 Fall Friends of Luther Manor Membership Drive During the weekends of November 11th & 18th, donations will be accepted for the Friends of Luther Manor. The Basic level continues to be $5.00 with other levels optional. Through these donations, the Friends are able to provide items that enhance the daily life of the residents. Some of the 2018 projects include signage, a Medvan, and maintaining the Lovelights tree on 92nd Street. The Holiday Lovelights will be available for purchase as well. Cookies are also needed for the cookie cart. Drop your cookie donations off in the Gathering Place kitchen. Contact: Sandy Wals at Thanksgiving Bags Overwhelming Response Thank you to everyone who made our Falls Food Pantry Thanksgiving bag drive a huge success. Our original goal was to collect 50 bags of Thanksgiving essentials but we collected over 115 bags! Thank you so much for your generosity. Our Falls Food Pantry has estimated that they will serve 300 families this Thanksgiving and your contributions have helped make that possible. If you still have a Thanksgiving Bag to drop off, please place it in our Food Pantry shopping carts and we will make sure it gets to the pantry. OUR CHURCH FAMILY Join the Prayer Chain or submit a request by ing prayerchain@holycrosslutheran.org Memorial/Honorarium Chart ~Coffee hour support is given by Nick & Lori Zimmer in memory of Ruth & Dexter Onstad and Robert & Doris Wilkins. ~Mission Partner support is given by the Kamoske family in memory of Jim Kamoske. Memorial ~Was received from Bill & Wendy Krivoshein in memory of Dick Hoffman. Noisy Offering ~St. John s Veteran and Neighborhood Breakfast Practice 7-Study ~Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. Romans 8:26 ~Serving Next Weekend-November 10th & 11th ~Ushers & Greeters-Normal monthly schedule ~Lector-Paul Bedker, Jill Konicek, Deni Naumann ~Worship Asst.-Deni Naumann ~Altar Guild-Donita Bruder, Jeanne Dantone, Kim McCarty ~Welcome Center-Evangelism

4 TODAY Sunday 4 All Saints Weekend Scrip Sale Worship 7:45, 9:00 & 10:30 am Faith Development 9:00 am Celebration Band 9:00 am Monday 5 Tuesday 6 Elizabeth Circle 9:00 am Staff Meeting 10:00 am Book Club 6:30 pm Property Team 6:30 pm Baptism Seminar 7:00 pm Wednesday 7 Quilters 9:00 am Heavenly Sounds Handbells 6:00 pm Chancel/Festival Choir 7:00 pm Student Ministry Night 7:00 pm Thursday 8 To Do Crew 9:00 am Bible Study With Pastor David 11:00 am New Beginnings Handbells 5:30 pm Community Banquet 5:30 pm Preschool Board 6:00 pm Stewardship Team 6:00 pm Worship Team 6:00 pm Council 7:00 pm Friday 9 Church Office Closes At Noon Saturday 10 Consecration Weekend Scrip Sale, Blood Pressure Screening, Mt Meru Coffee & Divine Chocolate Sale Surviving The Holidays 10:00 am D.A.F 4:00 pm Worship 5:00 pm Sunday 11 Consecration Weekend Scrip Sale, Blood Pressure Screening, Mt Meru Coffee & Divine Chocolate Sale Worship 7:45, 9:00 & 10:30 am Faith Development 9:00 am Celebration Band 9:00 am Holy Cross Lutheran Church, ELCA W156 N8131 Pilgrim Road, Menomonee Falls, WI Phone: holycross1@holycrosslutheran.org Website: Worship Schedule: Saturday-5:00 pm, Sunday-7:45, 9:00 & 10:30 am

5 EVENT SIGN UP SHEET Please use this form to sign up for activities/events at Holy Cross. Fill out the form, and include the fee or amount of deposit, if any. Return the form to the church office or drop it in the offering plate. Use a generic envelope if you are adding the fee in church. If the event or activity you are interested in is not listed, write it in the space at the bottom of this sheet and someone will contact you. Menomonee Falls Area Food Pantry Holy Cross volunteers are needed to work at the Menomonee Falls Area Food Pantry. I would be interested in volunteering on: Tuesday, November 20 11:45 am 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 20 4:45 pm 7:00 pm You will be contacted to confirm your date and time. Advent by Candlelight I would like to attend the Advent by Candlelight women s Fellowship and worship event on December 2 at 3:30 pm. More information can be found in the GROW. Please or call me to confirm. Lector I am interested in reading the Lesson at the Thanksgiving Eve service on Wednesday, November 21 at the 10:00 am worship service. Please call me with more information. GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays I would like to attend the GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays workshop here at Holy Cross. The cost is $5.00 for the Survival Guide Booklet Saturday, November 10 th at 10:00am-12:00pm or sign up at the following link: Tuesday, November 13th at 6:00-8:00pm, here at Holy Cross. or sign up at the following link: surviving1 Attention Smart Shoppers! SCRIP ON-LINE HAS MANY MORE SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIES Register at Use HCLC enrollment Code: DA5DABF Shop and add the items to your cart. Check out one of 2 ways: Presto Pay enroll for an account Or Print your order, attach a check and drop it off in the church office or look for us on Sunday morning. We also carry a limited supply of the most commonly purchased Scrip cards. Paper orders are processed every Monday morning by 8:30 am, and you can pick up your scrip cards on Friday between 10:00 am and noon or on Sunday mornings. Please contact Jennifer Deubler in the church office for more information: ext. 235 or jenniferd@holycrosslutheran.org F Name: Address: Address: Phone: